Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-13
THE POsTMAsTRRU CONVENTION.
A Claim ssr Mers Adequate CenPsa-
Saeto0.

THIRD AND FOURTH CLASS rosfxAsFsns MEET IN rms
CITY TO coNyRR r0aErHnR-A PERMANENT oRsAN
RATION ESFDcrSD AND TIE CONVENTION sEn 10
WORK.
The convention Of third and fourth claas post
masters assembled this morning at willard Han
for the purpose Of taking action upon the bese
method OF presenting to Congress their claims for
more adequate compensation. The postmasters
OF the fourth class OF the opinion that salary
based upon the receipts Of their onces IS at pres
ent, Is inadequate, while the postmaster OF the
third class favor some action by Congress which
will authorize the Government TO provide them with
offices properly equipped instead OF having such
expenses deducted from the salary OF the postmas-
postmasters from all portions OF the country were
grouped about the hall this morning when Mr..
J. II. Patterson, the chairman OF the national
executive committee
CALLED THE coSv gNTtoN 10 ORDER.
The executive committee submitted the names
OF the following temporary oficers. who were
elected: President, NJ. Sprague, OF Vermont;
secretary. Thos J. Brady, Of West Virginia; as
sstsas sss,staT mer11g q Ohio and read
opening address. the chairman promptly pro-
The Following committee on rules and regula-
tons was appointed: Thos. J. Brady, OF West Viz
ss 81 6; Sws
suggestion was made to appoint q committee on
credentials, but this was decided TO be unneces-
class were entitled to seats in the convention.
committee, composed OF representative from
each state, was appointed TO report list Of per.
tuted, comprised the representative Of twenty.
three States recess Of twenty 1--WE minutes
was taken In order 70 allow this committee 70 make
| q report
PERMANENT OFFICERS HLRcrEp.
After recess the committees, through the chair
man, J. q. HerzOg, reported the following names
| for permanent 0fncers OF the convention: Hon.
Robert White, Of Michigan, president and the
ana the as
( Waiter, CONNECTICUT ". 4. Norris, INDIANA; v.
c. Scanlon, Illinois; 7. H. Williams, Iowa: o. bee
sG ns k aesisaS: optes asSen
Daniels, New Hampshire: d. c. Robus, New Jer-
sey; w .. Aoyt, New York; G. D. Gardner Ohio;
see; A. H. brown, West Virginia; r. B. saXton,
brewer: K;niScsy; + " Goodwin; vizsinia; JAS :.
lima, and +. p. Tyson, California
The report was adopted and Mr.. White was es-
paSse that greeted his appearance on the pIat
| form, that while he had been accustomed to
preside at political conventions he knew very 1T
| tie about postmastels and he expressed the hope
that the delegates would help him IN his duties.
A delegate from New York Informed the presiding
|
used to rap to order the rst postmasters' conven.
ton, and as the chair did not seem TO have gavel
he hoped he would accept and use the cane for
convention applauded.
A commttee on resolutions consisting of one
representative from each State, was appointed.
CoxMrTKs ON BILLS
| motion was made 70 call the roll of states in
order that each delegation might name q repre-
sentative on the committee on bills. 1t was sug-
gested that a larger representation should be
gwen To the third class postmasters on this COM
mlttee than the fourth class, but the presiding
o1cer remarked that IN the convention they were
ali together and their interests were IDENTICAL and
he thought that there was no necessity for max.
The motion was adopted, and the committee was
| named as provided.
A TYPICAL CASE.
Mr.. ]. H. Fuimer, OF Pennsylvania, read state
| ment which cited typical case of postmasters OF;
the third class which he said illustrated the con-
dtiOns which the entire class desired now to have
remedied In the case cited the salary OF the post
master was 81 800 per year, and out OF this he paid
0cs rent salaries o. assistant fuel and other ex-
nual salary. He said that the box-rents should 90
TO the postmaster unless the Government furnished
the outht Of the Office He said In his own case the
OUTFIT OF his Office cost him 800, while the box
rents which the Government now takes, amounts
| TO the committee on bills.
ADVERTISING DODGERS IN THE NEWSPAPER MAIL
| Ar. Patterson called attention to the abuse OF
the regulation admitting newspaper mail matter
10 the second class. by which 1t was estimated rs
| tons were yearly sent through the mails. He said
that t papers which were merely advertising agen.
| article obtained admission to the mails as second
class matter by merely inserting paragraph or
should be done TO prevent the abuse OF the mailing
regulations, and he suggested that a committee OF
| fve be appointed 10 consider this matter.
Other delegates spoke In the same vein, and after
| discussion the motion was adopted The chair ap-
| pointed the fOllowing-name as the committee:
w. NJ. kimball, New Hampshire; w. C. Scanland,
Illinois: p. p. Brown, Indiana; and c. p Pierce,
Rhode Island.
| THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
| A delegate suggested that the Knights OF
Labor had o committee here to look after the In.
| terests OF the labortng men in Congress a COM
mittee should be appointed TO appeal to them to
| do something for the hard-worked posumasters.
He thought the interests OF the postmasters came
properly WITHIN the care OF the KNIGHTS OF Labor
resolution was placed on the table.
The convention then adjourned until O'Clock
| this afternoon, when the committees will make
| their reports.
| ADDITIONAL LIST OF DELEGATES.
In addition TO the list published In yesterdays
| STAR the following postmasters are attending The
convention: F. A. winchell, Kingsley. Iowa; E. w.
| Burkhart, Fowlerville, Mich; VIM. ID. Hoyt Mid
depot n h p sSpe SeT Nsys MS
W. va; James A. Kell, York, Pa; Geo. II. shank,
Lbertyvtile, ILL.,; q. L. Shaw, Ocott N. Y; James
| II. Patterson, Wilson, n. Y; Jno. $. Grayson,
| Luray Va; j. ID. Cruiser. Sea Bright, n. j.; Ben
| p. Brown Franklin, Ind. VIM. J. Kavanagh;
Payd Slack H F4ss T Fem k0esawsy k;os
| MOoresvile Ind. Frank +. FitZSimmons, LOnsdale
r. l.; c. p. Perce, Wexford, 4: l.; ID. W. Krisher,
| w. Va; o. $. Wilson, Paw Paw, w. Va Z. X. De
Bray, Clyde, Kans; u. Hankiuson, Meshoppen, Pa;
w. b. Brewer, Fairview, KY; j. W. SeIIle, Fergu-
son, NO.; r. s. Bowman, Berwick Pa; VIM Wolf,
center Hall, Pa; G. l. Howell, southampton.
| N. Y; Theodore Palmer, North Long Branch,
N. j.; 8. w. Wleder, Riegelsvtile, n. j.;
D. Z. Reuuch, shepherdstown. W. va;
j. G. Miller, bangor, Mich; p. McKellar,
Paw Paw, Mich; N Codes Preston. Jackson, Iowa;
| S. W. COulle, Fallon, Mo-: Ed Mathews, Bowling
| Green, Mo-; n. II. Vansciver, Beverley, n. j.; W.
| H. Hubbs BridgebOro, N. j.; VIC. Roberts Moores-
town, n j.; X D. Lantz Blacksmith, W. Va; n. c.
Dearborn, Canal Dover. Ohio; b. w. spencer, Gui-
| ford Conn; WV. Guthrie. south Branch, viva;
Powhatan Court HOSse, "; va; h 1 Pierce, Fine
4. Weed, Hinesb1rg, Va; Timothy Morton, Parry,
| Warner, Leeds. MaaS; Saml G. Deacon, Delaney,
| N. Y; Aaron Smith, Warehouse Point Conn;
Woods p. Canreld, Haughville. Indiana;
| +. II. Pratt, Tunkhannock, Pa r. b. Gillette,
| MariOnville Mo-; James Mckinney, SusQuehanna,
Pa: W. T. Sledge, Lawrencevilie, Va; Ii. A. Bow
! man, Vienna, Va; Jacob stoner, Opolis Kama;
Martin G. Walter. Mantle Coma; James y. Parker,
| Newport Del; c. b. Richardson, Chester, Va; I.
| W. Goodwin, Louisa c. H., Va; r. L Parker, Re-
| turn, Va; Thomas L. Coates, Lorretto. Va: JOS
X. Davis, Hampton, Va; c. A. stout, Mclean, n.